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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor for operating lease.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 16, 2024	Apr. 16, 2020	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Oct. 01, 2020
Consideration
Financing lease liabilities			$ 61,219	$ 60,788
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss			22,133	34,065	$ 21,971
Real estate investments, net			8,474,261	$ 8,148,719
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received			$ 10,232,299
Morgantown Lease
Consideration
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating leases, term of contract						20 years
Bally's Shreveport and Kansas City
Consideration
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 388,600
Tropicana Entertainment
Consideration
Asset Acquisition, Rent Credits Transferred		$ 307,500